Lyon rips apart Hurricanes in Sixers win

Nathan Lyon has put in an almost irresistible claim for a spot in next year's Twenty20 World Cup with a five-star performance in the Sydney Sixers' demolition of Hobart on Sunday.

Lyon took 5-23 - the second best figures in the history of the Big Bash League - as the Sixers romped to a 95-run win over the Hurricanes at the SCG.

Unable to break into the national limited overs teams for most of his career, despite being Australia's most successful Test off-spinner, he went into the game knocking on the selectors' door and ended up kicking it clean off its hinges.

After the Sixers posted 7-168 - thanks to a whirlwind 72 from ex-Test keeper Brad Haddin - the Hurricanes crumbled to be all out for 91 after 15.5 overs.

While sick of talking about his aspirations of playing the shorter forms of the game, he promised to keep putting his name up in lights.

"That's all I want to do - I want to keep putting my hand up for selection, I want to play all three formats," Lyon said.

"I'm confident in my ability to get the job done bowling to whoever."

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Lyon's haul was just the third five-plus wicket haul in the history of the BBL, and the second best figures recorded in the domestic T20 competition behind Lasith Malinga's 6-7 for the Melbourne Stars in 2012.

After removing Tim Paine with the fourth ball of the innings, he claimed the prized scalp of Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara for a golden duck the next ball, to have the visitors languishing at 2-0.

The Sixers strolled to their first win of the season as the Hurricanes turned belly up with George Bailey (62no) the only Hobart batsman to make double figures.

Earlier the Sixers posted 7-186 from their 20 overs after 38-year-old Haddin showed he had no intention of slowing down, despite his retirement from Test cricket, with 72 from 45 balls.

He was dropped by Jonathan Wells - albeit a tough chance - on two and went about making the Hurricanes pay.

He belted the Hurricanes attack to all parts of the park with eight fours and two sixes before he was caught in the deep going after Cameron Boyce.

Boyce, the incumbent Australian T20 spinner, was the best of the Hurricanes bowlers, taking 2-25.

Sangakkara said the Hurricanes needed to move on quickly and focus on Tuesday's clash with Brisbane in Hobart.

"It's a game where we weren't even up to par," Sangakkara said.

"It's one that you want to learn from very quickly but you don't want to dwell on it for too long.

"We've got a game in a couple of days so it's about getting ready for that."